Checkmate Patterns · Lesson 48 of 92

Queen & Bishop Battery

The bishop on b2 secretly controls g7 and h8. Use that to mate on the back rank.

Find the winning move

Show the solution

Qe8#! Normally the king escapes to g7 — but the long-diagonal bishop says no. Batteries win games.

The position, then the answer.

This drill is one step. The full write-up — every rule, every pattern, every common mistake — is in the complete guide.

This lesson is one of 92 in the Grandmaster Academy — every one playable, with the pieces moving under your hand.